Gas pipes bound for the Russian pipe laying vessel Akademik Cherskiy (not in picture) that is moored in the port of Mukran near Sassnitz on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, north eastern Germany, are pictured on Sept. 7, 2020, as the ship waits to continue pipe laying works for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline.
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A standoff between Germany and the Kremlin has cast doubt over the giant Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.